Help PS4 gamers play the game, a series of PS5 players are banned from the console indefinitely

When PS5 on sale, Sony also provide additional services PlayStation Plus Collection allows Plus members to play games for free PS4 classics like God of War, Bloodborne, Resident Evil 7 biohazard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3… right on PS5. Later, gamers discovered that if they used PS5 to activate the PlayStation Plus Collection service, their account on PS4 would also be able to play these games for free without spending money.​

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Immediately, a series of PS4 gamers reached out to PS5 owners and asked them to use PS5 to activate the PlayStation Plus Collection service for their accounts. Realizing the opportunity to make a profit, some people also specialize in providing this service on Taobao (a large Chinese e-commerce site, similar to Shopee or Lazada).

PlayStation accounts of a series of PS4 gamers who took the train to avoid tickets were banned by Sony

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Of course, the joy did not last long, this circumvention was discovered and stopped by Sony. Starting today, many PS4 gamers who asked for help with activation have been locked out of their accounts. Of course, PS5 players who help receive the “temple” of PS4 games also do not fall, their new hard-to-use console has been locked by Sony.

PS5 gamers who have activated the service have also been locked out

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According to feedback from netizens, almost all accounts that received free games have been locked, with only a few exceptions. It is known that these accounts will be banned for 2 months and re-opened after that and PS5 will be locked indefinitely, when to fully reopen the console depends on Sony’s mood.​